Astrology Flashcards

1
Q

When are we closest to the sun?

A

Winter

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2
Q

When the angle of the sun is high, the shadow is…

A

short

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3
Q

The highest angle is in

A

summer

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4
Q

The lowest angle is in

A

winter

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5
Q

When the eccentricity is 1, the orbit will look like a

A

perfect circle

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6
Q

If the eccentricity is 0, the orbit will look like a

A

straight line

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7
Q

A higher angle heats

A

faster

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8
Q

The northern hemisphere is inclined towards the sun in what month

A

June

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9
Q

The northern hemisphere is away from the sun in what month

A

December

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10
Q

1 orbit of the moon is how many days

A

27.3 days, half is 14, a quarter is 7

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11
Q

when the shift is red its moving…

A

away

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12
Q

when the orbit is close it is

A

fast

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13
Q

when the orbit is far it is

A

slow

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14
Q

what effect does distance have on the orbital period

A

larger the orbit, longer it takes to go around

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15
Q

the farther from the sun, the

A

longer the orbital period

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16
Q

the most eccentric has the

A

highest eccentricity, vice-versa

17
Q

jovian planets are

A

jupiter down

18
Q

terrestrial planets are

A

Mars up

19
Q

why is there impact craters all over the moon

A

the moon has no atmosphere

20
Q

what is the shape of the earth

A

oblate sphere

21
Q

the more eccentric something is, the more it is shaped like an

A

oval

22
Q

the angle of insolation is

A

0 at sunrise, highest at noon, 0 at sunset

23
Q

in the summer,

A

were tilted towards the sun, highest insolation, longest day, and shortest shadow

24
Q

the higher the angle the

A

more intensity

25
Q

the equator releases the ___ insolation of any latitude

A

most

26
Q

light from the sun is called

A

insolation

27
Q

what is the shortest day of the year

A

December 21

28
Q

what is the longest day of the year

A

June 21

29
Q

what is the duration of insolation

A

12 hours

30
Q

why does the sun rise/set

A

b/c the earth rotates

31
Q

when the north pole is tilted towards the sun,

A

its summer

32
Q

when it is an equinox

A

everywhere on the globe has equal hours of daylight

33
Q

in the summer, the north pole has

A

24 hrs of daylight

34
Q

in the winter, the north pole has

A

24 hrs of darkness

35
Q

a revolution is

A

the course of a year

36
Q

direct rays on the tropic of cancer happen in the

A

summer